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<br />~ . . <br /> <br />CHANGES ARE MADE IN DETERMINATIONS OF BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS FOR THE TOWN <br />OF BASALT, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO, UNDER THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE <br />PROGRAM <br /> <br />On June 4, 1987, the Federal Emergency Management Agency identified Special Flood Hazard Areas <br />(SFHAs) in the Town of Basalt, Pitkin County, Colorado, through issuance of a Flood Insurance Rate Map <br />(FIRM), The Mitigation Directorate has determined that modification of the elevations of the flood having <br />a I-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood) for certain locations in this <br />community is appropriate, The modified base flood elevations (BFEs) revise the FIRM for the community. <br />Please note that a portion of the revised area shown in the incorporated areas of Pitkin County has been <br />annexed by the Town of Basalt. <br /> <br />The changes are being made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public <br />Law 93-234) and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Title XIII <br />of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448), 42 U.S.C. 40014128, and <br />44 CFR Part 65, <br /> <br />A hydraulic analysis was performed to incorporate changes to the channel and updated topographic <br />information and has resulted in a revised delineation of the regulatory floodway and increases and <br />decreases in SFHA width and BFEs for the Roaring Fork River, The table below indicates existing and <br />modified BFEs for selected locations along the affected lengths of the flooding source(s) cited above. <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />Existing BFE <br />(feet)* <br /> <br />Modified BFE <br />(feet)* <br /> <br />Approximately 3,750 feet downstream of Denver and <br />Rio Grande Western Railroad <br />Approximately 2,300 feet downstream of Denver and <br />Rio Grande Western Railroad <br /> <br />6,667 <br /> <br />6,666 <br /> <br />6,686 <br /> <br />6,689 <br /> <br />'National Geodetic Vertical Datum, rounded to nearest whole foot <br /> <br />Under the above-mentioned Acts of 1968 and 1973, the Mitigation Directorate must develop criteria for <br />floodplain management. To participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the community <br />must use the modified BFEs to administer the floodplain management measures of the NFIP, These <br />modified BFEs will also be used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new <br />buildings and their contents and for the second layer of insurance on existing buildings and contents. <br /> <br />Upon the second publication of notice of these changes in this newspaper, any person has 90 days in which <br />he or she can request, through the Chief Executive Officer of the community, that the Mitigation <br />Directorate reconsider the determination, Any request for reconsideration must be based on knowledge <br />of changed conditions or new scientific or technical data. All interested parties are on notice that until the <br />90'day period elapses, the Mitigation Directorate's determination to modify the BFEs may itself be <br />changed, <br /> <br />Any person having knowledge or wishing to comment on these changes should immediately notify: <br /> <br />The Honorable Rick Stevens <br />Mayor, Town of Basalt <br />101 M,idland Avenue <br />Basalt, Colorado 81621 <br />